ITEM DETAILS

  1. /
  2. /
  3. Nobuie Tsuba-三信家鐔
Daté Family Provenance,Published in Nobuie by Mitsuru Ito
top_free_photo

Ryū ni Tadanori Inochi Tsukusu Monji-zu Tsuba
Sin：San Nobuie（三信家）

Item NO.No,C01166PricePlease contact us
ConditionMokko-gata, tetsu tsuchime-ji, kebori, kaku-mimi, ryō hitsu-ana (both filled with lead)
PaperNBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper
Tatenagasa9.1cm
Yokonagasa8.5cm
Miminoatsusa0.2cm
AccessoriesKiri-bako (with futon), box inscription by Kansan-sensei; tatō-bako
DetailsNobuie is counted among the Three Great Masters of the Momoyama period, together with Kaneie and Umetada Myōju.
This tsuba exemplifies Nobuie’s distinctive carving technique employing omote–ura zu-gawari (different designs on the front and reverse). On the obverse, the four characters “Tadanori Jinmei” are boldly carved with a heavy chisel, while the reverse features a cloud-borne dragon rendered in fine chiseling in the manner of a textured ground (jimmon-fū).
The inscription “Tadanori Jinmei” originates from a line of ancient Chinese poetry and is read together with the preceding phrase “Kō tō ketsuryoku” (Filial devotion requires the utmost effort). It conveys the moral teaching that one should devote all one’s strength to one’s parents, and serve one’s lord with one’s very life. Rooted in Confucian ideals that value benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust, this inscription carries a clear message rejecting the mentality of gekokujō (the overthrow of superiors by inferiors) that prevailed during the turbulent Sengoku period.
This piece is published in Nobuie by Mitsuru Ito, the leading authority on iron tsuba research, and bears documented provenance from the Date family.
photo_01 photo_02 photo_03 photo_04 photo_05 photo_06 photo_07 photo_08 photo_09 photo_10
   

   

CONTACT

    Item NO.(Required)

    Item Name(Required)

    Message(Required)

    Your Name(Required)

    Adress

    Country(Required)

    E-mail address(Required)

    E-mail address(Required)

    CATEGORY